What percentage of people rent in Somerset, OH?

Name: Renters and owners in Somerset, OH, 2020–2024
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41.5% (±11.4 points) of the occupied homes in Somerset, OH are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 217 renting households against 306 that own their home.

In Somerset, the share of households that rent went from 36.0% in 2015–2019 to 41.5% in 2020–2024 (+5.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 41.5% (±11.4 points)
Renting households: 217 (±82)
Median renter income: $19,934 (±$9,523)

Who rents and who owns in Somerset

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Somerset	Perry County	Ohio	United States
Renter-occupied share	41.5% (±11.4 points)	23.6% (±2.4 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	217 (±82)	3,179 (±318)	1,595,287 (±11,760)	45,017,354
Owning households	306 (±92)	10,273 (±381)	3,267,904 (±16,882)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.5)	2.4 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.5)	2.7 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$19,934 (±$9,523)	$33,371 (±$7,196)	$42,829 (±$325)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$83,611 (±$31,723)	$79,077 (±$4,543)	$90,122 (±$343)	$100,009

In Somerset, the renter share is higher than in Perry County (23.6%).

It is not measurably different from Ohio (32.8%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Perry County, Somerset ranks 5 of 25 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 222 of 2,382.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Somerset has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	36.0% (±9.1 points)	41.5% (±11.4 points)	+5.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$600 (±$249)	$819 (±$131)	+36.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$49,516 (±$11,721)	$55,208 (±$16,640)	+11.5%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Somerset

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Somerset
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Somerset	—	41.5% (±11.4 points)	—
Reading Township	1.9 mi	14.8% (±5.1 points)	Lower
Hopewell Township (Perry County)	4.4 mi	16.0% (±9.7 points)	Lower
Glenford	5.6 mi	29.3% (±24.0 points)	Not measurably different
Clayton Township	5.8 mi	9.2% (±8.5 points)	Lower
Junction City	5.9 mi	45.8% (±11.0 points)	Not measurably different
Madison Township (Perry County)	7.1 mi	12.6% (±10.5 points)	Lower
Richland Township (Fairfield County)	7.3 mi	19.6% (±11.0 points)	Lower
Rushville	7.5 mi	11.6% (±8.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Reading Township, OH (14.8%), Hopewell Township (Perry County), OH (16.0%), Clayton Township, OH (9.2%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Perry County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Hemlock	59.0% (±24.7 points)
2	Junction City	45.8% (±11.0 points)
3	New Lexington	42.4% (±8.7 points)
4	Roseville	42.2% (±8.6 points)
5	Somerset	41.5% (±11.4 points)
6 (tie)	Crooksville	39.9% (±9.2 points)
6 (tie)	Harrison Township (Perry County)	39.9% (±6.2 points)
8	Salt Lick Township	33.1% (±16.5 points)
9	Pike Township (Perry County)	32.5% (±6.8 points)
10	New Straitsville	32.4% (±9.1 points)
11	Corning	31.4% (±13.0 points)

Showing 11 of 25 places in Perry County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Somerset

How many renters are there in Somerset?

Somerset has an estimated 217 (±82) renting households, 41.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Somerset?

In Somerset, the share of households that rent went from 36.0% in 2015–2019 to 41.5% in 2020–2024 (+5.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Somerset?

A renting household in Somerset has 1.9 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Somerset?

The median renting household in Somerset, OH has an income of $19,934 (±$9,523) a year, against $83,611 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Somerset village, Ohio (place:72977, in state:39).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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